Stroke of Genius

During a relatively normal conversation today with a friend of mine (a male at that), I had a stroke of shear genius. I was making a generalization (as I usually do) that there are no men out there that are "grown up and know how to treat a woman". He immediately took offense to this remark, and reminded me that he is a grown up who knows how to treat women, to which I reminded him that he is taken. "They're ALL taken," I whined (hey, I can openly admit that I whine).

He disagreed. "No. They come on the market sometimes."

And it dawned on me.

I have figured out what Los Angeles needs. Ladies, listen up.

A Man Broker. Yes. A Man Broker.

Much like a Real Estate Broker, a Man Broker specializes in screening men and finding the best match possible, but, ONLY deals with men who are "grown up and know how to treat a woman and who are NOT taken".

But Rachel, define "grown up".

Well, to start, he has a j-o-b and a residence. (Hostels, parent's house, hotel, sleeping bag, tent, etc. do not count.) Second, he has to be commitmentphobe free. He needs to be able to say the word 'commitment' and not cry, groan, squirm or run in the opposite direction. Third, he has to be secure enough and willing to purchase feminine needs products for you when you have PMS without wearing a ski mask. Finally, he has to have goals. Yes, goals - beyond going to the Playboy Mansion and the Oakland Raiders winning the Superbowl in his Madden Football video game tournament with his buddies. Finally, he can define AND give real-life examples of the implementation of "romance", "communication" and "respect" within his relationships with females (not including mom). Everything else is negotiable.

Sounds like a lot, I know. But, according to my friend, who falls in this category of "grown up", there are some out there that do, occasionally, come out on the "market".

Here is where the Man Broker (MB) comes into play. It is the job of the MB to find out when such men are on the market and ready to start dating. At this point, the MB alerts the potential daters, makes an appropriate match and we all live happily ever after.

Ahhhhhhh.

If it were only that simple. But I do think I'm onto something here. I know that they have dating services and such, but, I think my MB takes the quality one step further. Kind of like eharmony meets Century 21.

I have to brew over this one for a bit and see where the little wheels iIsn'ty head can take me.

Isn't it a great idea? Or will I get arrested for "tax evasion" like Heidi Fleiss?